13 January 2018 Proxy Vintage @4th Tap Brewing [24 players]

Yesterday, we hosted the inaugural Romancing The Stones tournament. All told, 24 Vintage enthusiasts came out to 4th Tap Brewing, breaking the record for largest Goyf Vintage event! Players battled it out for cash and a Mox Sapphire playmat.

After 5 rounds, I was undefeated on White Eldrazi and took home the mat. I was joined in the Top 4 by Ben (on Shops), Alex (on Dredge), and Ian (on a RUG pile). Some quick Top 4 stats:

3/4 are Connecticut natives

3/4 are non-blue, unless you cound FoW Dredge

Fun Magic and good beer were had by all, starting 2018 and the Romancing The Stones series off right.

Chris repping the last Austin Vintage mat:
Bobby's sweet-ass proxies:
This candle exists, apparently:
Yixlid v Hollow One
Tweedy's sweet Top Alter, FBB Duals, APAC lands, and promo Crucible:
Lotus mat v shiny backpack:
When your printer runs out of ink, your proxies look like this:
More sweet-ass old-frame proxies:
More eyecandy proxies:
The battleground:
Our top 4 from left to right: Alex (Dredge), Stu (White Eldrazi), Ben (Shops), and Ian (RUG):
The champ, who now has to learn to play blue:

Final standings:

Stu Ziarnik - White Eldrazi

Ben Kendrick - Ravager Shops

Alex Zavoluk - Dredge

Ian Files - RUGw Pile

Jacob Zernik - 5C Humans

Will Lo - UR Delver

Mike O'Malley - Bob's Revenge

Jake Baltz - Landstill

Michael Christian - UR Delver

Derrick Steele - Ravager Shops

Seth Nowlin - White Eldrazi

Chris Huckabee - BUG

Patrick Vincent - Flash Rector

Brian Tweedy - Landstill

Matt Jordan - Oath

Johnny Angulo - White Trash

Bobby Schneidemann - Leovold's Kitchen Sink

Sam Katz - Landstill

Derek Cornelius - Merfolk

Ben Kennedy - Ravager Shops

Brendan Lyons - Modern Budget Burn!

Joel Peabody - Energy

Tim Everett - Merfolk

Jack Bellingrath - Doomsday

(@thecravenone should have all the lists up on our website soon. When he does, I'll put a link here.)

Thanks everyone for coming out and supporting Vintage in Austin! Likewise, big thanks to Brian Tweedy and Patrick Vincent for helping organize this thing.

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